Backend Engineer

Responsibilities :

●     Designing and developing robust and scalable server-side applications using Python, Flask, Django, or other relevant frameworks and technologies.

●     Collaborating with other developers, data scientists, and data engineers to design and implement RESTful APIs, web services, and microservices architectures.

●     Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code, and reviewing the code of other team members to ensure consistency and adherence to best practices.

●     Participating in code reviews, testing, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure the quality and reliability of applications.

●     Optimising applications for performance, scalability, and security, and monitoring the production environment to ensure uptime and availability.

●     Staying up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in web development, and evaluating and recommending new tools and frameworks as needed.

●     Mentoring and coaching junior developers to ensure they grow and develop their skills and knowledge in line with the needs of the team and the organisation.

●     Communicating and collaborating effectively with other stakeholders, including product owners, project managers, and other development teams, to ensure projects are delivered on time and to specification.

You are a perfect match, if you have these qualification :

●     Strong experience in Python and server-side development frameworks such as Flask or Django.

●     Experience in building RESTful APIs, web services, and microservices architectures.

●     Experience in using database technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.

●     Familiarity with cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

●     Knowledge of software development best practices such as Agile methodologies, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).

●     Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work effectively with other stakeholders in a fast-paced environment

Assignment Details

Our client, a global leader in energy management and automation, is seeking a skilled and experienced Test Automation Engineer with strong expertise in developing automation frameworks for Windows and Web applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Python and Robot Framework, and a solid background in software development, debugging, and unit testing. This role requires the ability to work independently, contribute to the entire testing lifecycle, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust Test Automation Frameworks for both Windows and Web applications.
• Implement automated test cases using Python and Robot Framework.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand feature requirements and break them down into actionable tasks.
• Use version control and issue tracking tools like TFS/ADO, GitHub, Jira, SVN, etc.
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and debugging of automation scripts.
• Clearly document and report test results, defects, and automation progress.
• Maintain and enhance existing test automation suites to support continuous delivery pipelines.

Skills Required

• 5–10 years of professional experience in Test Automation and Software Development.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Robot Framework.
• Solid experience with Windows and Web application testing.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as TFS, GitHub, SVN and project tracking tools like Jira.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documentation and reporting.

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python development, with a focus on API development, integration, and experience in the deployment of machine learning pipelines. This is a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and compliant Generative AI applications.

Must have:

• Expertise in programming languages - Python (primary), JavaScript, SQL, NodeJS
• Expertise in configuring and designing SQL and NoSQL databases (eg. Mongo)
• Expertise in API integration and APP serving frameworks (Flask, Django, FAST API)
• Experience in Schema definitions, parsing payload types (XSD/XML, JSON, Byte/Binary Encoded images,), etc.,
• Experience in User Authentication and Authorization frameworks and Active Directory Integration (SAML, OAuth, etc.,)
• Exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI application development is a must.
• Experience working on Azure AI/ML stack is required.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and containerization (e.g., Docker).
• Solid understanding of software development best practices, including version control, code reviews, and testing.
• Lead code reviews, mentor junior developers, and provide technical guidance to the team.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Good to have:

• Previous experience with healthcare-related projects or HIPAA compliance is a plus.
• Experience with Django or Flask frameworks for web development.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 6-8 years of proven experience as a Python Developer, with a strong focus on backend development.

Engineering Manager – Backend

Opportunity in this role / Why should you join us?

Series D funded supply chain startup.

Requirements

• Software engineering experience of greater than or equal to 7 years
• Experience managing a technical team of at least 3 people
• Exposure to consumer facing products
• Strong technical background and ability to contribute to design and review
• Familiarity with our tech stack or an analogous tech stack

Technologies Used

• Web application frameworks : Ktor, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Java Play, AWS Lambda
• Languages : Kotlin, Java, Ruby, Javascript, Python
• Datastores : PostgreSQL, Aerospike, Redis, DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift
• Communication : HTTP, Amazon SQS, Sidekiq, Amazon SNS
• Server management : Amazon ECS, Docker
• Design frameworks : Domain Driven Design, Clean Architecture, Layered Architecture

Roles and Responsibilities

This role requires a person to drive the engineering of a set of products by aligning with business and product

stakeholders and building and upskilling a team to aid in this. The responsibilities include:

Business and product alignment and planning

• Work closely with business and product stakeholders to understand and align with product initiatives and iterations.
• Help shape the engineering requirement by aligning with the product manager and fleshing out concepts and user flows.
• Formalize business requirements into roadmaps and sprints.

1. Product and system development

• Drive high level modeling and design for projects, also focusing on non-functional aspects, including but not limited to database design, communication protocols, deployment systems, etc.
• Drive adoption of design frameworks like domain driven design, clean architecture, etc., resulting in a robust layered architecture.
• Drive good code review practices, using the review process as a mentoring tool to upskill people.
• Ensure test coverage of systems, partly through unit and integration testing, and partly through blackbox testing by collaborating with the Quality Assurance team, via good testing practices.

1. Project Management

• Drive the execution of the project by delegating tasks effectively.
• Resolve blockers through technical expertise, negotiation and delegation.
• Estimate timelines and ensure adherence to them through effective sync-ups and course corrections.

1. Maintenance

• Formulate SLAs and oversee their adherence for the various systems, effectively tracking issues and performance inefficiencies.
• Performance monitoring and optimization for systems.
• Drive technical re-design, remodeling and refactoring of systems for robustness and sustainability.

1. Team Management

• Typically manage a team of 3 - 6 members and a portfolio of 3 - 6 products.
• Do periodic assessment of reportees, chart their career growth paths and train them.
• Recruit members into the team by collaborating effectively with the recruitment team.

Product Overview

You will be contributing to products concerning both customers and partner drivers. Product sectors

include:

• Growth : You’ll build tools to help boost user growth on the platform including our industry bestdriver on-boarding, training and certification system, referral system, and lead managementmmodels.
• Lifecycle Management : Build tools to help users engage with the platform better, which includes rewards and recognition module, subscription service, account management tools, partner and customer wallets and payout modules, and churn detection systems among others.
• Transaction Experience : You’ll help deliver the most delightful booking experience to our customers and drivers. As part of this team, you’ll be responsible for our core booking system, pricing and payment systems, location tracking and filtering services, fraud prevention systems, and in-app ticketing and support among others.
• Fulfilment : As part of the fulfilment team, you’ll work on systems which ensure high degree of ride fulfilment on the platform. Tools including allocation methodologies and system, dynamic pricing, dynamic partner routing, and partner re-activation tools among others.
• Enterprise Solutions : You’ll help Porter’s enterprise customers achieve delivery excellence. You’ll build tools for contract management, fleet management, fleet and route optimisation tools, alerting and monitoring tools, and analytics suite among others.

• Lead multiple client projects in the organization. 
• Define & build technical architecture for projects. 
• Introduce & ensure right coding standards within the team and ensure that it is maintained in all the projects. 
• Ensure the quality delivery of projects. 
• Ensure applications are confirmed to security guidelines wherever required. 
• Assist pre-sales/sales team for converting raw requirements from potential clients to functional solutions. 
• Train fellow team members to impose the best practices available. 
• Work on improving and managing processes within the team. 
• Implement innovative ideas throughout the team to improve the overall efficiency and quality of the team. 
• Ensure proper communication & collaboration within the team 
  
  

7+ Years of experience in developing large scale applications. 
Solid Domain Knowledge and experience with various Design Patterns & Data Modelling (Associations, OOPs Concepts etc.)
Should have exposure to multiple backend technologies, and databases - both relational and NOSQL databases
Should be aware of latest conventions for APIs
Preferred hands-on experience with GraphQL as well as REST API
Must be well-aware of the latest technological advancements for relevant platforms. 
Advanced Concepts of Databases - Views, Stored Procedures, Database Optimization - are a good to have.
Should have Research Oriented Approach 
Solid at Logical thinking and Problem solving 
Solid understanding of Coding Standards, Code Review processes and delivery of quality products 
Experience with various Tools used in Development, Tests & Deployments. 
Sound knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD Pipeline Tools 
Solid experience with Git Workflow on Enterprise projects and larger teams 
Should be good at documentation at project level and code level ; Should have good experience with Agile Methodology and process
Should have a good understanding of server side deployment, scalability, maintainability and handling server security problems.
Should have good understanding on Software UX 
Proficient with communication and good at making software architectural judgments
Expected outcomes 

• Growing the team and retaining talent, thus, creating an inspiring environment for the team members. 
• Creating more leadership within the team along with mentoring and guiding new joiners and experienced developers. 
• Creating growth plans for the team and preparing training guides for other team members. 
• Refining processes in the team on a regular basis to ensure quality delivery of projects- such as coding standards, project collaboration, code review processes etc. 
• Improving overall efficiency and team productivity by introducing new methodologies and ideas in the team. 
• Working on R&D and employing innovative technologies in the company. 
• Streamlining processes which will result in saving time and cost optimization 
• Ensuring code review healthiness and shipping superior quality code 
  
  
  

• Unlimited learning and growth opportunities 
• A collaborative and cheerful work environment 
• Exceptional reward and recognition policy  
• Outstanding compensation  
• Flexible work hours  
• Opportunity to make an impact as your work will directly contribute to our business strategy.
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At Nickelfox, you have a chance to craft a career path as unique as you are and become the best version of YOU. You will be part of a team with a ‘no limits’ mindset in an inclusive, people-focused culture. And we’re counting on your unique perspective to help Nickelfox grow even faster.  

Are you passionate about tech? Dedicated to learning? Come, join us to build an extraordinary experience for yourself and a dignified working world for all. 
 

What makes Nickelfox a great place for you?

In Nickelfox, you’ll join a team whose passion for technology and understanding of business has driven the company to serve clients across 25+ countries in just five years. We partner with our customers to fuel their growth story and enable them to make the right decisions with our customized technology services and insights. All in all, we are passionate to see our customers win the day. This is the reason why 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.  

Our mission is to provide dignified employment and an environment that recognizes the uniqueness of every individual and values their expertise, and contribution. We have a culture that encourages everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. Our people enjoy a collaborative work environment with exceptional training and career development. If you like working with a curious, youthful, high-performing team, Nickelfox is the place for you.

We are looking for a Backend Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application; therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Implementation of security and data protection strategies like circuit breaker, rate limiting.
• Integration of data storage solutions like OLTP(RDS, Postgres), OLAP(Redshift) and Cache(redis, memcache) servers with applications.
• End to end responsibility from development to production.
• Ability to work in odd hours in-case of emergencies.
• Well aware of server-less, containers and microservices technologies(like Lambda, Fargate, ECS, EKS).

• Experience 1.5+ yrs in the Software Industry.
• Mastery in Python with knowledge of at least one Python web framework (such as Django, Flask) with amazing debugging skills.
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) and caching libraries
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jinja 2, Mako
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as Jquery, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Able to create extendible database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git or SVN
• Make sure to mention other frameworks, libraries, or any other technology related to your development stack

Desired Candidate Profile

Good knowledge and experience of working with backend systems; 

designing server-side architecture, including production maintenance experience are must-haves.

At least 1-2 years of experience in any programming languages like Java, Ruby, PHP, Python and Node.js(Node.js preferred).

Understanding of micro-services oriented architecture.

Experience with Databases design (SQL, NoSQL) and analytics

Experience in driving and delivering complex features/software modules from technical design to launch.

Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)